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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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